First Conference on Ethnicity, Race, and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean

May 22-23, 2008

University of California, San Diego

ERIP-LACES Best Graduate Student Paper Award

To promote new scholarship focusing on Ethnicity, Race, and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America, the LASA Section on Ethnicity, Race, and Indigenous Peoples (ERIP) and the journal Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies (LACES) have jointly established the ERIP-LACES Best Graduate Student Paper Award. This award gives special recognition to a paper presented by a graduate student at the conference. The winner will receive a $500 prize, will be honored at the conference, and will be offered the opportunity to publish the paper to the journal LACES (subject to peer review). The papers can be focused on any topic related to Ethnicity, Race, and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean and should conform to standard academic guidelines in terms of style and presentation. The entries will be evaluated by a three-member jury representing a range of disciplinary approaches.

Papers must be submitted electronically. It is the responsibility of the paper writer to ensure that it is delivered in good order and on time. Papers (and any questions) should be sent to the ERIP-LACES Award Committee (email: eripprog@dss.ucsd.edu).

The submission deadline is Friday, April 4, 2008.